Validity and Reliability of the 6-Minute Walk in a Cardiac Rehabilitation Population.

Hamilton, Dawn M.; Bend, Phyllis; Haennel, Robert G.

doi:10.1097/00008483-199909000-00072

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“…The 6-minute walk test (6MWT) was chosen for assessing functional exercise capacity. [32][33][34][35][36][37] The 6MWT "measures the distance an individual is able to walk over a total of six minutes on a hard, flat surface." 38 The person administering the test would ask the patient to walk as far as they can in 6 minutes down a straight pathway 100 feet long, and to instruct the patient to slow down, stop, or rest if needed.…”

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“…42 Higher total scores indicate higher levels of burden. Interpretation of scores is as the following: "little or no burden" (0-20), "mild to moderate burden" (21)(22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27)(28)(29)(30)(31)(32)(33)(34)(35)(36)(37)(38)(39)(40), "moderate to severe burden" (41-60), and "severe burden" (61-88). To the best of our knowledge, the MCID of this tool has not been established yet.…”

Section: Fear Of Fallingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…A statistically significant improvement was found in BBS scores pre (49. This was considered clinically significant as the risk decreased from a medium fall risk (21)(22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27)(28)(29)(30)(31)(32)(33)(34)(35)(36)(37)(38)(39)(40) to a low fall risk (41-56). 31…”

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Impact of a Geriatric Day Hospital Program on Older Adults’ Functional Independence and Caregiver Stress: A Non-Experimental, Single Group Pre-/Posttest Study

Chung

Angus

Backman

2020

J Prim Care Community Health

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Objective: To evaluate the impact of a geriatric day hospital program on older adults’ functional independence and on caregiver stress. Methods: We used a single group pre- and posttest design. The data were collected through chart reviews and follow-up phone calls. Outcomes included fear of falling, balance, functional exercise capacity (walking distance), and caregiver stress. Descriptive statistics were used for sociodemographic data, dependent t test for paired samples of normally distributed data, and the Wilcoxon signed-rank test for determining differences between nonnormally distributed data sets. Results: We found a statistically significant difference in pre (33.54) and post (27.47) mean rank scores for fear of falling ( Z = −3.895, P < .001), pre (49.5) and post (59.42) scores for balance ( Z = −8.725, P < .001), and pre (250.07 m) and post (291.20 m) for functional exercise capacity ( P < .001). No statistically significant difference was found with respect to caregiver stress pre (22.05) and post (19.90) scores ( Z = −0.422, P = .673). Discussion: Future research may consider approaching evaluative studies of a similar type using not only quantitative but also qualitative methods to obtain a more comprehensive understanding of older adults’ functional ability and caregiver stress before and after participating in a geriatric day hospital program.

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